The Minnesota Vikings were founded in 1959 when an ownership group of three Minneapolis businessmen were awarded an American Football League franchise. In 1960, the Minneapolis Vikings withdrew its AFL membership when it was subsequently offered a franchise to play in the National Football League.

Team colors are purple, gold and white. The Vikings have established bitter rivalries with the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears – their fellow members of the NFC North division. The Minnesota Vikings are currently owned by Zigi Wilf, who purchased the franchise in 2005 for $600 million.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome is the home of the Minnesota Vikings and it opened in 1982. The Metrodome currently seats 64,111 fans. The Minnesota Vikings are a member of the National Football Conference of the National Football League and compete in the NFC North division.

The Vikings won the 1969 NFL Championship before the AFL-NFL merger and, later, three NFC Championships. The Vikings represented the NFC in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, and XI.

Vikings TV Distribution Map – View the NFL games that are televised in the Minneapolis St Paul television market this week. Check to see if the Vikings game is blacked out. Make sure local NFL TV blackout rules don’t affect how you watch the game.

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